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6 November 2012 A Newsletter from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative

NEWS

Study finds no link between autism and gut microbes

Genetic tests for autism debut amid concerns about validity

DIRECTORS' COLUMNS

Challenging choices: How we make funding decisions

CONFERENCE NEWS: Autism Consortium Research Symposium 2012

Mutations in both gene copies more common in autism

WORKSHOP REPORTS

Developmental neurobiology of autism

IN BRIEF

Clinical research: Chromosome 15's twisted links to autism

Clinical research: Language disorder distinct from autism

Molecular mechanisms: Brain antibodies alter mouse behavior

TOOLBOXStem cells reveal genes that have parental bias

BLOG

Late arrival

Sandy's wrath

Social spontaneity
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Clinical research: Language disorder distinct from autism

The families of children with specific language impairment do not have a

history of autism, according to a study published 28 August in Genes, Brain

and Behavior. The results bolster the theory that the two disorders have

independent risk factors.

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Molecular mechanisms: Brain antibodies alter mouse behavior

Rare antibodies taken from mothers of children with autism lead to

developmental delay and anxiety in mouse pups, according to a study

published 27 August in theJourn al of Neuro im m un ology .

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TOOLBOX

Stem cells reveal genes that have parental bias

Researchers have used stem cells to identify 801 neuronal genes that are

preferentially expressed from either the maternal or paternal chromosome,

according to a study published 30 August in PLoS One. Of these genes, 26 are

linked to autism and 48 to schizophrenia.

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BLOG

Late arrival

Girls with Asperger syndrome are diagnosed, on average, two years later than

boys, and the delay is even worse among adults with classic autism, according

to a large study in the Netherlands published 22 September in theJourn al ofAu tism an d Dev elop m enta l Disord ers .

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Sandy's wrath

Flooding from Hurricane Sandy has destroyed a major rodent colony at New

York University. But most of the strains are also housed elsewhere, so

researchers should be able to rebuild their collections.

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Social spontaneity

People with autism don't look at others' eyes or mimic their actions in

everyday life, but they can do these things when asked to, according a review

published 7 September inBrain an d Dev elop m ent.

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